TABLE 10-1 Line of Succession to the Presidency of the United States 1. Vice president 2. Speaker of the House of Representatives 3. Senate president pro tempore 4. Sectetary of state 5. Sectetary of the treasury 6. Secretary of defense 7. Attorney geheral (heads Justice 8. Secretary of the interior 9. Secretary of agriculture 10. Secretary of commerce 11. Secretary of labot 12. Secretary of health and human 13. Secretary of housing and urban development of transportation 15. Secretary of energy 16. Secretary of education 17. Secretary of veterans affairs 18. Secretary of home land security